NS2 Alien Tech Tree

CloveClove Join Date: 2007-01-24 Member: 59739Members
in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">wheras I created a graphic representation of it</div>On the real life side, I like to play lots of board games like Arkham Horror and BSG. I've found it really helps to learn (and subsequently teach others) these complex games by re-writing the rules in a way that makes sense to me.

I decided to do the same with the Alien Tech Tree and thought I'd share it. It's not real pretty. I'm using Open Office's Draw and it has not been super enjoyable.

Any comments, suggestions, nitpicks, and especially corrections are definitely welcome. Any ideas of better (free-ish) programs to try would be welcome too.

-Clove

Build 212
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  • YuukiYuuki Join Date: 2010-11-20 Member: 75079Members
    Nice job, the only thing I would change is the name; with only three branches, I would call it a tech bush.

    (use inkscape next time, awesome software)
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  • CloveClove Join Date: 2007-01-24 Member: 59739Members
    Yeah, not really "tech" either. Hm.

    I'll check out Inkscape, thanks!
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  • DeityDeity Join Date: 2012-01-31 Member: 142843Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2012
    Hypermutation?

    Edit: I fail at reading, nevermind.
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  • botchiballbotchiball Join Date: 2003-04-24 Member: 15810Members, Constellation
    Cool idea, thanks for sharing : ). Personally I find the various types of things in your key to be too similar. Larger difference in shape/color/value/etc would help. Plus it looks like you ran out of space, but just crammed everything in regardless -> and the evolutions suffered the most by shrinking the text. Were you trying to stick to an 8.5x11 page? If so, why not make it two sided, or just squish all text equally?

    Not that its that bad, I'm just being nit picky since you asked for some.
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  • CloveClove Join Date: 2007-01-24 Member: 59739Members
    Took me a good 5 seconds to re-find Hypermutation too, which means botchiball's suggestions are good ones.

    I almost left out the Creature Evolutions altogether, but they're not exactly cheap so I thought it'd be better to put them in somewhere. I guess technically you are buying Upgrades to unlock creature Abilities, so they should be an Upgrade shape.

    I was trying to keep it all to one page, yeah. Perhaps landscape would make more sense.

    Getting sick of that orange color too...
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